Makoto Nagahisa’s We Are Little Zombies is an emotionally invigorating film about four profoundly emotionless children. Hikari, Takemura, Ishi, and Ikuko meet at a crematorium during their parents’ funeral. They find solace because neither of them can cry despite becoming orphans. Their…
Miracle Workers Review: Steve Buscemi and Co. Introduce “Existential Doom” to Heaven
Miracle Workers gives us a heaven that is run like a factory, with the majority of angels in the role of office drones and low-level factory workers. Most of them have been there for thousands of years, but their work…
‘Honey Boy’ Review: Shia LaBeouf Delivers His Most Personal Performance Ever | Sundance 2019
It’s no secret that our traumas define us. They shape our decisions, relationships, and how we see the world. What doesn’t get shared often enough, though, is an articulation of personal trauma through our own acting. In many ways, Honey…
‘Mike Wallace is Here’ Review: A Documentary Fit For A Legend | Sundance 2019
The heyday of TV journalism wields many iconic figures behind the camera. Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Barbara Walters, the list could be quite extensive. Going into Mike Wallace is Here, a new documentary covering the prolific life of the man…
‘Relive’ Movie Review: A Cell Phone Time Machine That Drops The Call | Sundance 2019
Films are wonderful vehicles for wish fulfillment, so it makes sense that time travel gets as much play as it does as a genre device. Great films use a variety of character motivations to justify the decision to tinker with…
‘To the Stars’ Review: Love and Friendship are a Beautiful Gray Area | Sundance 2019
Whenever a filmmaker decides to set their film in black and white, the question has to be asked: Why? The answer may say a lot about how well the overall film works, independent of any cinematography considerations, and it should…
‘The Mustang’ Review: A Prisoner and His Horse Tread Familiar Ground | Sundance 2019
In the opening moments of The Mustang, we observe a group of wild horses resting on a sprawling western plain in an almost eery silence. The scene is jolted, however, when a helicopter swoops in to corral the creatures into…